his military education includes naval college of command, graduating with distinction. i want to say a few notes about the program today. general ham is going to speak, and then we will have a question and answer session. i ask that we all be mindful of the time, and keep our questions brief. please be mindful that this is a lecture, and we are going to encourage faculty and student participation. i will recognize our students burst before moving to faculty. one final note. although diplomatic achievements are well known, what is less well-known is that he began his career in the uss. were the things ralph bunche was doing while he was in the cia was riding intelligence assessments before world war ii, stressing the national security importance of africa to the united states. he was one of the first people in the u.s. government that looked as africa as something the u.s. should take seriously. i find it interesting that africom was organized to do exactly that. it gives me this opportunity to welcome general carter ham and to welcome africom back to power. [applause] >